The University of British Columbia, Canada

Email: [email protected]

1990 M.Phil., School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, UK

1984 B.Sc., Department of Biology, Jiangxi University, China

Publications (Selected)

1. Xu, G., Dai, G., Huang, Z., Guan, Q., Du, C., & Xu, X. (2024). The etiology and pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia: the roles of sex hormones and anatomy. Research and Reports in Urology, 205-214.
2. Herrmann, A., Abbina, S., Bathula, N. V., Nouri, P. M. M., Chafeeva, I., Constantinescu, I., ... & Kizhakkedathu, J. N. (2024). An Ultrahydrating Polymer that Protects Protein Therapeutics and RNA‐Lipid Nanoparticles Against Freezing, Heat and Lyophilization Stress. Advanced Functional Materials, 34(42), 2406878.
3. LI, X., GUAN, Q., TANG, J., YANG, X., CAI, T., & DU, C. (2024). WCN24-105 CLUSTERIN KNOCKOUT MICE: AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF IMMUNOTACTOID GLOMERULOPATHY?. Kidney International Reports, 9(4), S10.
4. Shi, G., Yang, C., Zhou, L., Zong, M., Guan, Q., da Roza, G., ... & Du, C. (2023). Comprehensive cell surface protein profiling of human mesenchymal stromal cells from peritoneal dialysis effluent and comparison with those from human bone marrow and adipose tissue. Human Cell, 36(6), 2259-2269.
5. La, C. C., Smith, S. A., Vappala, S., Adili, R., Luke, C. E., Abbina, S., ... & Kizhakkedathu, J. N. (2023). Smart thrombosis inhibitors without bleeding side effects via charge tunable ligand design. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2177.
6. Du, C., Jayo, R., Mendelson, A. A., Chafeeva, I., Roza, G. D., Liggins, R., & Kizhakkedathu, J. N. (2023). Pharmacokinetics of small hyperbranched polyglycerols as an osmotic agent for peritoneal dialysis: Plasma exposure, organ distribution and excretion in rats. Peritoneal Dialysis International, 43(4), 324-333.
7. Dai, G., Wu, L., Zhao, J., Guan, Q., Zeng, H., Zong, M., ... & Du, C. (2023). Classification of Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chenpi) age using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Food Chemistry, 408, 135210.
8. Guan, Q., & Du, C. (2022). Antioxidant nanozymes for prevention of diseased kidney from failure. Kidney International, 102(5), 961-963.
9. Luo, D., Siren, E. M., Enns, W., Sim, L., Tam, F., Rahim, J., ... & Kizhakkedathu, J. N. (2022). 425.5: Achieving Localized Immunosuppression Through Ex Vivo Engineering of Organ Blood Vessels. Transplantation, 106(9S), S486-S487.
10. Zhu, J., Fu, M., Gao, J., Dai, G., Guan, Q., & Du, C. (2022). Upregulation of thioredoxin reductase 1 expression by flavan-3-ols protects human kidney proximal tubular cells from hypoxia-induced cell death. Antioxidants, 11(7), 1399.
11. Weng, X., Li, J., Guan, Q., Zhao, H., Wang, Z., Gleave, M. E., ... & Du, C. (2022). The functions of clusterin in renal mesenchymal stromal cells: Promotion of cell growth and regulation of macrophage activation. Experimental cell research, 413(2), 113081.
12. Siren, E. M., Luo, H. D., Tam, F., Montgomery, A., Enns, W., Moon, H., ... & Kizhakkedathu, J. N. (2021). Prevention of vascular-allograft rejection by protecting the endothelial glycocalyx with immunosuppressive polymers. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 5(10), 1202-1216.
13. Kong, D., Du, C., & Wang, H. (2021). New Insights Into and Interventions of the Persistent Immune Responses in Chronic Graft Rejection. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 759189.
14. Du, Y., Zong, M., Guan, Q., Huang, Z., Zhou, L., Cai, J., ... & Du, C. (2021). Comparison of mesenchymal stromal cells from peritoneal dialysis effluent with those from umbilical cords: characteristics and therapeutic effects on chronic peritoneal dialysis in uremic rats. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 12, 1-18.

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